Warribo
07-07-2006, 11:47 PM
Just forced into retirement at the age of 41, here's what I did at the amateur level:
Club appearances = 963 -------------International (England) = 137
Goals = 1292 -----------------------Goals = 313
Assists = 767 ----------------------Assists = 114
Man of the match = 274------------ Man of the match = 58
Yellow cards = 78 ------------------Yellow cards = 6
Red cards = 7---------------------- Red cards = 0
Hattricks = 168 --------------------Hattricks = 47
Ch.league goals = 235
Total matches injured = 109
Awards:
Club --------------------------------International
League winner = 21 -----------------International caps = 137
Cup Winner = 9 ---------------------World cup winner = 2
Cup runner's up = 2----------------- World cup runner's up = 1
Ch.League winner = 9 ---------------Golden boot = 3
Ch.League runner's up = 4 -----------Continental cup = 5
Young player award = 2 -------------Continental cup runner's up = 0
League player award = 20 -----------World player of the year = 20
My story:
My career started at Manchester United at the tender age of 17, things didn't start very well, I could score to save my life, my confidence hit 0% and he manager hated me.
I was hardly ever getting a game in my first season and I was hitting the bottle pretty hard, as soon as I got a little bit more confidence I'd do something stupid like ask a girl out and get rejected or sign some autographs for the fans only to discover they didn't know who I was.
Things came to a head when I turned up for a game visably drunk, the manager blew his top and once I sobered up, started to knuckle down and concentrate on my football.
I still had trouble scoring, but I made up for it by dropping into midfield and making some assists.
within the month my confidence was unshakable and I was even finding the back of the net with ease... life was going great.
It wasn't before long I got a girlfriend and not long after that got married and started a family.
After a few seasons I became uncomfortable, I can't put my finger on it but every game I was feeling tence and under pressure, so after 206 appearances and 107 goals, it was time to move on.
I put in my transfer request and AS Roma came knocking, I couldn't resist the thought of playing in Italy, so I signed up. However things didn't turn out too well, I was loving playng for Roma but it seemed like no matter how many goals I scored at one end, the defence was letting them in at the other end.
It was time to find a top level team, so after 91 appearances and 120 goals, I handed in my transfer request.
I had a nice offer from Chelsea and they had just won the league, so I signed up.
I loved playing a Chelsea and loved the team and after a few seasons my contract was about due for renewal. Everyone loved me a Chelsea so I just sat by my phone waiting for them to renew my contract, little did I realise that Chelsea took my silence as a sign that I wanted to leave the club under the Bosman ruling.
My contract expired and still no phone call, so I swallowed my pride and called them, to my horror I was told they did not want to offer me a new contract and to my added horror I realised it was September and I missed the transfer window. After 81 Appearances and 133 goals.. I was unemployed :blimey:
So after sitting around doing nothing for half a season, the transfer window finaly opened and I got an offer from Real Madrid, I grabbed the chance to start playing football again with two hands.
But the manager didn't like my lifestyle and everytime I got a man of the match award and did an interview, the manager would make it clear he disaproved. The straw that broke the camel's back was when I did an interview and praised him, only for him to turn around and give my a ticking off, so after only 10 appearances and 32 goals, I handed in my transfer request.
I wanted to get my revenge on the Real Madrid manager and there was only one club I needed to joind to do that and sure enough I had an offer to join Barcelona, which I gladly accepted.
Things where going well on the pitch but after a while I was started to get into more and more fights on the training ground and in the car park and in the end I got fed up with it.
So after 149 apearances and 270 goals I handed in my transfer request.
I got an offer from Liverpool, I liked the idea of returning to England and I liked the idea of getting revenge on Chelsea, so I signed up.
I don't know what it was but I just didn't feel at home with Liverpool, so after 42 appearances and 75 goals, I put in my transfer request.
I wanted to sign for a great club and had an offer from Rimini, they had just won the Italian league by a clear 15 points, so I signed up thinking I'd play a few seasons with them then move on, however I fitted into the team perfectly and felt so at home I ened up playing out the rest of my career there and after 384 apprearances and 555 goals I retired with a island in the Bahamas and 306 million pounds in the bank :D
Club appearances = 963 -------------International (England) = 137
Goals = 1292 -----------------------Goals = 313
Assists = 767 ----------------------Assists = 114
Man of the match = 274------------ Man of the match = 58
Yellow cards = 78 ------------------Yellow cards = 6
Red cards = 7---------------------- Red cards = 0
Hattricks = 168 --------------------Hattricks = 47
Ch.league goals = 235
Total matches injured = 109
Awards:
Club --------------------------------International
League winner = 21 -----------------International caps = 137
Cup Winner = 9 ---------------------World cup winner = 2
Cup runner's up = 2----------------- World cup runner's up = 1
Ch.League winner = 9 ---------------Golden boot = 3
Ch.League runner's up = 4 -----------Continental cup = 5
Young player award = 2 -------------Continental cup runner's up = 0
League player award = 20 -----------World player of the year = 20
My story:
My career started at Manchester United at the tender age of 17, things didn't start very well, I could score to save my life, my confidence hit 0% and he manager hated me.
I was hardly ever getting a game in my first season and I was hitting the bottle pretty hard, as soon as I got a little bit more confidence I'd do something stupid like ask a girl out and get rejected or sign some autographs for the fans only to discover they didn't know who I was.
Things came to a head when I turned up for a game visably drunk, the manager blew his top and once I sobered up, started to knuckle down and concentrate on my football.
I still had trouble scoring, but I made up for it by dropping into midfield and making some assists.
within the month my confidence was unshakable and I was even finding the back of the net with ease... life was going great.
It wasn't before long I got a girlfriend and not long after that got married and started a family.
After a few seasons I became uncomfortable, I can't put my finger on it but every game I was feeling tence and under pressure, so after 206 appearances and 107 goals, it was time to move on.
I put in my transfer request and AS Roma came knocking, I couldn't resist the thought of playing in Italy, so I signed up. However things didn't turn out too well, I was loving playng for Roma but it seemed like no matter how many goals I scored at one end, the defence was letting them in at the other end.
It was time to find a top level team, so after 91 appearances and 120 goals, I handed in my transfer request.
I had a nice offer from Chelsea and they had just won the league, so I signed up.
I loved playing a Chelsea and loved the team and after a few seasons my contract was about due for renewal. Everyone loved me a Chelsea so I just sat by my phone waiting for them to renew my contract, little did I realise that Chelsea took my silence as a sign that I wanted to leave the club under the Bosman ruling.
My contract expired and still no phone call, so I swallowed my pride and called them, to my horror I was told they did not want to offer me a new contract and to my added horror I realised it was September and I missed the transfer window. After 81 Appearances and 133 goals.. I was unemployed :blimey:
So after sitting around doing nothing for half a season, the transfer window finaly opened and I got an offer from Real Madrid, I grabbed the chance to start playing football again with two hands.
But the manager didn't like my lifestyle and everytime I got a man of the match award and did an interview, the manager would make it clear he disaproved. The straw that broke the camel's back was when I did an interview and praised him, only for him to turn around and give my a ticking off, so after only 10 appearances and 32 goals, I handed in my transfer request.
I wanted to get my revenge on the Real Madrid manager and there was only one club I needed to joind to do that and sure enough I had an offer to join Barcelona, which I gladly accepted.
Things where going well on the pitch but after a while I was started to get into more and more fights on the training ground and in the car park and in the end I got fed up with it.
So after 149 apearances and 270 goals I handed in my transfer request.
I got an offer from Liverpool, I liked the idea of returning to England and I liked the idea of getting revenge on Chelsea, so I signed up.
I don't know what it was but I just didn't feel at home with Liverpool, so after 42 appearances and 75 goals, I put in my transfer request.
I wanted to sign for a great club and had an offer from Rimini, they had just won the Italian league by a clear 15 points, so I signed up thinking I'd play a few seasons with them then move on, however I fitted into the team perfectly and felt so at home I ened up playing out the rest of my career there and after 384 apprearances and 555 goals I retired with a island in the Bahamas and 306 million pounds in the bank :D